Recall - Defective Push-Pull Headlamp Switch: Overview

SUBJECT: HDLT SW REPL W/O TWILIGHT SENT.- POTENTIAL FAILURE

MODELS AFFECTED: 1986 LESABRE ESTATE WAGONS AND ELECTRA ESTATE WAGONS WITHOUT TWILIGHT SENTINEL HEADLAMP CONTROL OPTION


The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, as amended, provides that each vehicle which is subject to a recall campaign of this type, must be adequately repaired within a reasonable time after the owner has tendered it for repair. A failure to adequately repair within sixty (60) days after tender of a vehicle is prima facie evidence of failure to repair within a reasonable time. If the condition is not adequately repaired within a reasonable time, the owner may be entitled to an identical or reasonably equivalent vehicle at no charge or to a refund of the purchase price, less a reasonable allowance for depreciation.

To avoid having to provide these burdensome solutions, every effort must be made to promptly schedule an appointment with each owner and to repair their vehicle as soon as possible. As you will see in reading the attached copy of the letter which is being sent to owners, the owners are being instructed to contact the Buick Home Office if their dealer does not remedy the condition within five (5) days of the agreed service date. If the condition is not remedied within a reasonable time, the owners are instructed on how to contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

CONDITION

General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in some 1986 LeSabre Estate Wagons, and Electra Estate Wagons. The push-pull headlight switch might have been manufactured with electrical contacts which could potentially result in an intermittent headlight circuit. An intermittent circuit could cause the headlights to flicker or suddenly go out. Sudden loss of the headlights under severe weather or nighttime driving conditions could reduce driver visibility, which might result in a vehicle crash without prior warning.
Model Year 1986

Bulletin No. 86-C-9

File Group 8

Number 26

Date 0ct., '86